| Title | Investigating a Mid-Ocean Ridge Hydrothermal System on Land: the Iceland Deep Drilling Project on the Reykjanes Peninsula in SW Iceland |
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| Authors | Wilfred A. ELDERS and Guðmundur Ó. FRIÐLEIFSSON |
| Year | 2015 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | Iceland, magma, supercritical resources, Reykjanes, mid-ocean ridges, black smokers. |
| Abstract | The Iceland Deep Drilling Project (IDDP) is investigating the production of geothermal energy at supercritical conditions. This requires drilling to depths of 4 to 5 km where temperatures can reach 450–600°C. Modeling studies suggest producing superheated steam from a geothermal well at supercritical temperatures more than 450°C could increase power output up to tenfold relative to a well producing a two phase mixture of steam and water from a |